Highlighting just how dangerous the construction industry can be, two construction workers in Florida recently fell to their deaths in a scaffolding accident. The men died during a scaffolding collapse that sent them plummeting approximately…
Continue readingConstruction Worker Dies After Being Hit with Steel Beam
August 15, 2018 A construction worker has died after he was hit by a temporary steel beam on his California job site on Friday, August 10, 2018. The worker, Patrick Ricketts, was on a job…
Continue readingCalifornia Trench Fatality Comes After OSHA PSA Warning
July 31, 2018 The death of a California construction worker who was killed when a trench collapsed at his job site has reinforced a message that the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and…
Continue readingFDA Warns of No-Rinse Foam After B. cepacia Outbreak
May 25, 2018 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers of a multi-state outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex, which is also commonly known as Bcc or B. cepacia. The outbreak has been linked…
Continue readingFor Each Woman Who Dies in Childbirth in U.S., 70 Others Nearly Die
May 10, 2018 Not everyone is aware of the alarming maternal mortality and injury situation in America. The U.S. has a higher rate of maternal death than any other developed country and, while maternal mortality…
Continue readingConstruction One of the Most Dangerous Industries for California Workers
April 25, 2018 When it comes to construction in California, business is booming. Almost 28,000 new construction workers were hired in Southern California alone from February 2017 to 2018, and the rush is on to…
Continue readingSelf-Driving Uber Fatally Strikes Woman, Uber Suspends Program
March 22, 2018 The heated debate about self-driving vehicles has been reignited after a 49-year-old woman was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber that was being tested on Arizona roads. The woman was attempting…
Continue readingWhistleblower Scores Victory with Revived Case Against Merck and Others
March 15, 2018 A whistleblower who originally brought a case against three major drug companies in 2009 will have another chance to make his case. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit…
Continue readingMedtronic Recalls Defective Implanted Defibrillators
March 1, 2018 Medtronic has announced a recall of its Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillation and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators due to a manufacturing error that can prevent the devices from properly administering a shock. The…
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3 Common myths about distracted driving
Most people know that distracted driving is dangerous, but many still engage in the behavior. Many believe that they can safely multitask behind the wheel – that they are the exception to the rule….
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